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so ill assume that it is safe to remove it. but for now ill leave it and do more research. other than that it looks as though i did a good job of removing anything bad. ill keep you posted on anything that i think might seem suspicious. thanks for all the help.

Used in connection with memory dumps - you can disable these by - right clicking on My Computer, selecting Properties and then the Advanced tab. Click on the Settings button in 'Startup and Recovery'. In the bottom pane - under 'Write debugging information' - click on the down arrow and then select 'None' - OK your way out

This is for checking for Java updates and is not really required on startups:

The jusched.exe automatic update scheduler is relatively new [j2re1.4.2_04] and by default is loaded set to check for java updates from Sun every month after installation. The process is nearly always sleeping, but eats up 2.4 Mb of RAM . Rare problems when it attempts to phone home for updates. Default behavior easily changed through the Control Panel - Java Plug In - Update tab - uncheck "Check for Updates Automatically" and be sure to press the "Apply" button before closing the applet.. Can also be disabled in registry HKLM \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run .

dalek is perfectly correct, in that you don't need the update mechanism to load, and my normal attitude is that you don't allow auto-updates. They can clash with eachother, and take resources/crash your OS........... particularly when you are doing something "important"........ it brings in customers though?

I let the Java one run, as I have never had a problem, and it only runs about once a month..............

As you claim no in-depth knowledge, might I recommend this software? it is free for non-commercial users, and I must admit that I do rather abuse it as a maintenance and control application